The
competition every games player in the country has been waiting for. MEGA has
reserved 50 of the first carts to be air-lifted into Europe -- and one of them
can be yours! Elsewhere in this issue you can win: a coin-op, 25 Game Genies,
carts, 100 Terminator posters, a Game Gear and 5 Virgin games jackets!

Spikey speed-merchant should do for
the Mega CD what he did for the Mega Drive. Not clear whether the game exploits
the Mega CD's special graphical capabilities (game plot remains much the same),
but high-quality music is promised. Expect great things.

MEGA is giving away 50 of the
first copies of Sonic 2 to be air-lifted into Europe! Enter this exclusive
competition and one could be yours

"GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIC AND I'M
A TAURUS. FOR PICTURES OF MY NEW GAME, TAKE A SPIN TO PAGE 29"

Tuesday
24 November, 1992, is National Sonic 2 Day. The cart that is pretty much
guaranteed to become the biggest-selling videogame of all time is due to hit
the streets on the same day all over the world. It'll be tough getting hold of
a copy straight away, but as a MEGA reader, you have the chance to get ahead of
the crowd and win a copy now! All you have to do is answer the following easy
questions from the original Sonic The Hedgehog.

1.
Finish Act One of Green Hill Zone in 29 seconds, how much time bonus is Sonic
awarded?

2.
In Act Two of Green Hill Zone, it is impossible to get on top of the
loop-the-loop without collecting the power sneakers first. Answer True or False

Got
all that? Good. For a tie-breaker, each entry must be accompanied by a picture
of a person who you think one of the MEGA team will find attractive. Easy. So
write your name, address and your answers on a postcard, stick the postcard in
an envelope with your picture and send it to: Sonic 2 Compo, MEGA, 30 Monmouth
Street, Bath, Aven, BA1 2BW, to arrive before Tuesday 20 October. Look out for
hot Sonic 2 news in the preview section of this issue of Mega.

If
it isn't the most eagerly awaited sequel (or possibly game) ever, then your
gonna have to tell me what is. Our spikey blue buddy (that's Sonic, that is) is
back for another epic adventure against the evil Dr Robotnik, but this time
he's brought along a friend. Sonic 2 is set over more than 35 levels (that's
almost double the amount in the first game, which only had 18).

Sonic
and Tails the fox (a fox who curiously, and for reasons never explained, has
two tails) have the intriguing ability to move so fast that they can travel
through time. Entering prehistoric and futuristic levels Sonic must get to the
evil "Death Egg," Dr Robotnik's means of destroying Sonics home
world, before he uses it. Apart from coming out on the Mega Drive it will also
be released on the other two Sega formats as well as the Mega CD. With enhanced
sound and cartoon quality slideshows, this will be the hottest release ever.
The game will see Sonic, now a spritely 16 years old, running even faster than
in the first game, and when he reaches top speed he'll be able to reach
Warp-Sonic speed making time travel possible. As for Tails, well he's rumoured
to be in his fifth year and he's Sonic's biggest admired, mimicking everything
Sonic does. Apparently this will mean that two players will be able to play
simultaneously, one taking Sonic's role and one playing Tails. Sonic 2 is due
for a November 1992 release so stay tuned to Mega for the definitive review.
And if you want to win one of the first copies into the country, there are 50
up for grabs on page 14.

OS,
so it isn't number one, but you didn't seriously think it could be any lower
than this, did you? It's quite possible that this is the most famous video game
ever -- it's certainly the one which, more than any other, lifted console games
out of the spotty schoolboy ghetto and into the real-world limelight where they
truly belong. Ask any rock star worth his salt these days knows who Sonic is
and the chances are he'll not only know, but he demands that a Mega Drive
running Sonic The Hedgehog is placed in his dressing room at every gig venue.

Yeah,
it's a bit easy to finish but why be selfish? Isn't it nice that everyone gets
a chance to see the end sequence for once? Anyway, there's so much hidden away
in Sonic The Hedgehog and it's just so much damn fun to play that you'll never
get bored with it, no matter how many times you whip nasty ol' Dr Robotonik's
ass. And, if you don't still get a buzz when Sonic loops the loop at maximum
speed with his super-fast boots on, get someone to check your pulse immediately
-- you may be dead.

MEGA
says: Still the most technically stunning game for the Mega Drive's ever seen,
and the standard-bearer of a whole new era of video games. Completely amazing,
completely brilliant.

NEWS:
Sonic 2 has got to be the most eagerly awaited game of 1992. The official story
is that the game will hit the streets the world over on 24 November. We've
heard rumours, however, that copies are likely to be flown in a week before
that.

Even
better news is that MEGA has reserved 50 of the first copies of Sonic 2 to be
flown into the country. To win one, turn to page 14. Sonic 3 is being developed
as you read this, and Super Sonic for the Mega CD is almost complete. Stay
tuned, We will.

(A)
Let's look at it this way. Sonic 2 is likely to be the biggest-selling Sega
game of all time. So is Mr Sega going to say, "Ah well, we'll just release
it on cart and leave it at that. After all, it's not like we need the
money"? Naaah, we suspect it'll be out on everything.